Over two years ago, we found out that the Whitney Houston estate and Houston’s longtime label head Clive Davis were at work on a biopic about the pop star. A little while after that, Naomi Ackie was cast in the lead role. The film, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, is set to be released in theaters this December, and it has just gotten its ...

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“It’s daunting being behind a microphone — I don’t care if you’re Aretha,” Narada Michael Walden admitted. Known best for producing and co-writing material for Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Kenny G, and Mariah Carey, Walden has also released several solo albums, the best of which, 1979&...

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